In this week’s photos from around New York, the city endures an extended heat wave, the 911 system comes under scrutiny and sculptures made of match sticks arrive in Times Square.

A five-alarm fire in the Bronx early Wednesday triggered another political scuffle over the city’s new 911 system, with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the head of New York City’s firefighters union trading barbs. (PJ Smith for The Wall Street Journal)

Members of the Middle Collegiate Church wear hoodies to a service in reaction to the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. Thousands rallied in New York City in reaction to the verdict. (PJ Smith for The Wall Street Journal)

Gloria Barre stands outside her home in Staten Island on Wednesday, which was destroyed by superstorm Sandy. Why Ms. Barre and others had different outcomes with their Red Cross applications for financial aid is part of a formal complaint. (Andrew Hinderaker for The Wall Street Journal)

Writer and actor Ethan Hawke, left, in conversation with Jack O’Brien about his new memoir, ‘Jack Be Nimble: The Accidental Education of an Unintentional Director’, at McNally Jackson Books in SoHo on Tuesday. (Andrew Hinderaker for The Wall Street Journal)

Tony-winning actress, Faith Prince, is pictured on the set of ’Annie’ on Sunday. Ms. Prince will take over the role of evil orphanage headmistress Miss Hannigan starting on July 19th. (Adrienne Grunwald for The Wall Street Journal)

Veterans ride in to Fort Hamilton as they participate in the Wounded Warrior Project’s ‘Soldier Ride New York‘ on Thursday. See more photos of the event here. (Andrew Hinderaker for The Wall Street Journal)

Patrick Acton at the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum with his matchstick sculpture of the World Trade Center site. The sculpture is made of over 470,000 match sticks. Columnist Ralph Gardner visited the exhibit and spoke with Mr. Acton about his work. (Keith Bedford for The Wall Street Journal)

Pelamushi, a grape Georgian desert, is served at Oda House, a new Georgian restaurant in Alphabet City which opened two months ago. (Jason Andrew for The Wall Street Journal)

Sculptor Carol Bove’s ‘The Equinox‘ at the Museum of Modern Art. The Red Hook-based artist casts forged and found objects into poetic shapes. Her MoMA show marks a momentous year for Ms. Bove, who also has seven pieces currently on view at the High Line. (David Kasnic for The Wall Street Journal)

Brooklynites no longer have to trek to Harlem for Dinosaur Bar-B-Que — an outpost has opened up right off the Union Street subway station, pictured. The joint serves up Dino’s famous ribs and fried green tomatoes as well as some dishes unique to the location. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

Zaden Leonard, center, 5, awaits his ice cream at Lickety Split, an ice cream shop in City Island in the Bronx on Monday. The weeklong heat wave battering the Northeast and New York strained area power grids this week. (Claudio Papapietro for The Wall Street Journal)

Para-athletes jump into the Hudson River at the start of the Aquaphor New York City Triathalon on Saturday. Organizers rolled out a series of new security measures before the event designed to prevent attacks similar to the bombings at this year’s Boston Marathon. (PJ Smith for The Wall Street Journal)

‘Only God Forgives’ writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn and executive producer Tom Quinn at the Tip-Top Bar & Grill in Brooklyn. Reporter Steve Dollar describes the film as a ‘kind of hallucinogenic Thai Western revenge drama.’ (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The ballroom of the townhouse at 226-228 E. 49th St. in Turtle Bay, on the market for $16. 5 million for only the second time since 1961. The townhouse was the residence of Charlotte Martin, who designed the now-landmarked Turtle Bay Gardens neighborhood. (Claudio Papapietro for The Wall Street Journal)

A man carries a fan in Chinatown in New York on Monday. The end of Greater New York’s hot and muggy misery is near. Read daily weather forecasts on the Metropolis blog. (Peter Foley for The Wall Street Journal)